(1) provide areas for residential uses at a range of densities consistent with public health and safety and the adopted Comprehensive Plan;

(2) preserve and protect access to light, privacy, views, open space, and natural features;

(3) provide for community facilities and nonresidential uses which complement and are compatible with residential uses and benefit from a residential environment;

(4) protect residential uses from the effects of more intense land uses;

(5) protect residential districts from commercial vehicle traffic;

(6) protect low density residential districts from the effects associated with medium and high density residential districts by fostering quiet seclusion, fewer moving and stationary vehicles, larger yards, and fewer people.

(7) to preserve and protect low density residential districts for dwelling units occupied by traditional and functional families. (Ord. 99-49 §3, 1999; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).